View full sizeThe OregonianWhy use boring interior doors when you can substitute something of interest.

INTERIOR DOORS: Sometimes the doors on the inside of our houses are left to be, well, just doors. Use them. Interior doors can bring a pop of color to any spot or be a great place to just add some texture or interest.

HAND STAMPED CASES: These pillow covers Grace at Design Sponge found are lovely – and not too expensive. "Nothing says summer quite like faded blues. They remind me of time spent at the beach and the way my favorite swimsuits and towels fade by the end of the season. These pretty batik pillows are from Row of Letters, a shop that sells cushion covers and tea towels that are hand stamped with rubber blocks designed and made by Jonathan Margono."

SPIN ON THE OLD: This line of furniture makes me swoon: "Today we are featuring another discovery from my Blog Tour NYC trip to New York. The New Traditionalists very generously held cocktails for the Blog Tour crew at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show - and what great furniture for relaxing and drinking cocktails. The wonderful Bar Stool No. Forty was located next to their infamous Bar Cart on the stand – and after a long day at the show it was a very welcome sight!"

KITCHEN REDO: This before/after kitchen at Design Sponge is A.DORE.A.BLE: "I love kitchen makeovers that combine raw, minimalist materials with a handful of fun, quirky elements. It's been a while since I've seen wallpaper in a kitchen space, but I have to say, I love it! There are tons of great DIY ideas in this kitchen makeover from painter Lily Martine Baxter. For example, Lily wanted leather drawer handles, so when her search yielded no results within her budget, she simply wrapped leather around basic Ikea handles for a lovely solution at less than half the price. It's touches like the handles, the wallpaper and the simple white subway tile that make this kitchen a perfect mix of colors, textures and styles. Since it comes from a painter, I'm not too surprised at the successful melding of all these elements into a beautiful, unified whole."